Four & Twenty Blackbirds

10 Great Spots for Thanksgiving Dinner in Brooklyn

Thanksgiving can be stressful. Cooking in a too-small kitchen, worrying if the turkey will dry out, running out of wine, cleaning up after too many people. Luckily, this is Brooklyn, and all of that is optional. These 10 places are all serving Thanksgiving dinner this year — sans doing dishes. Meadowsweet

Food & Drink

12 Great Pie Shops For Your Thanksgiving Order

There’s still plenty of time to place your order for Thanksgiving pie, and with this list you truly can’t go wrong. Miss American Pie [http://missamericanpienyc.com/]86 5th Avenue, between Prospect and St. Marks places. This newly minted Park Slope pie shop started taking pre-orders on November

Food & Drink

Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Counter Swoops Into Prospect Heights

Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Counter (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)A second outpost of Gowanus’ popular pie shop and bakery, Four & Twenty Blackbirds [http://www.birdsblack.com/], launched in Prospect Heights on Tuesday, March 7. Located at 634 Dean Street (between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues), this is the second permanent

Food & Drink

Today Is Pi Day, So Celebrate With Some Sweet Pi(e) Specials!

Photo via easyjunkremoval_mo [https://www.instagram.com/p/BC77ucMPSBE/?taken-by=easyjunkremoval_mo&hl=en] Mathematicians, cool nerds, and pie lovers unite! March 14 = 3.14 = Pi Day! You don’t have to know that π = the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter to celebrate. You

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Thanksgiving In The Slope: Where To Find Neighborhood Pies

Photo via tasteofhome [https://www.instagram.com/p/-KDaruqu1c/?tagged=thanksgivingpie]Thanksgiving is all about its savory eats, but what would that holiday meal be without a table full of delicious pies? If you’re running short on time, or got skipped over when the baking genes were handed out,

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Brooklyn Staycation: A Day In Park Slope

It’s all about brownstones. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Looking for a way to get away without the hassle of taking a trip? How about a day trip to another part of our lovely Brooklyn? Here are our recommendations for a Saturday in Park Slope. To get to Park

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Saturday Is Pi Day, Which Means Deals On Pie!

This Saturday, March 14 (or, ya know, 3/14) is Pi Day [http://www.piday.org/], an excuse to celebrate the math symbol that represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is about 3.14 — and an even better excuse to eat pie! Thankfully,

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Lark Café Owner’s New Coffee Shop, ELK, Opens In Windsor Terrace This Friday

There will be sing-alongs around the fireplace at ELK. Photo courtesy Kari BrowneELK, the newest coffee shop from Kari Browne [/business/the-juice-pedaler-closes-doors-for-good-elk-cafe-to-move-into-the-space-this-february] , who owns Lark Café [http://www.larkcafe.com/] (1007 Church Avenue), is opening at 154 Prospect Park Southwest this Friday, January 23 – and Kari let us know that

Four & Twenty Blackbirds

Giant New Four & Twenty Blackbirds Space Coming To Gowanus This Summer

If you thought a Four & Twenty Blackbirds [http://www.birdsblack.com/] cafe on 3rd Avenue and an outpost in the Central Library [/blog/food/four-twenty-blackbirds-second-location-now-open-in-central-library] was pie enough for the neighborhood, start loosening your belt and think again. Bakers and sisters Emily and Melissa Elsen are planning on opening an

Four & Twenty Blackbirds

Four & Twenty Blackbirds’ Second Location Now Open In Central Library

“Do you want whipped cream on that?” It’s definitely the first time we’ve been asked that question inside the Central branch [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/central] of the Brooklyn Public Library, located at 10 Grand Army Plaza. But on this Pi Day [http://www.piday.org/]— the

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Bite Of The Day: Four & Twenty Blackbirds Buttermilk Chess Pie From Lark

Thanksgiving is fast approaching, so we thought an appropriate Bite of the Day might be one you could order and enjoy for the holiday. This time around, that happens to be one of Lark [http://larkcafe.com]‘s pies from Four and Twenty Blackbirds [http://www.birdsblack.com]. We tried

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The Day: Free Meals for Children, Atlantic Yards on the Radio and a Local Actress Talks Fort Greene

An artist’s nearly finished work at the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene on Saturday, July 6. (Photo by Polsia Ryder [http://www.flickr.com/photos/polsia/]) Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The 42nd annual International African Arts Festival [http://www.iaafestival.org/] took place from Thursday, July

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Don’t Forget to Order the Thanksgiving Pies

The turkey may get top billing for next week’s feast, but ole Tom would be nothing without the support of a few good pies. A number of bakeries are already taking orders for Thanksgiving, so be sure to reserve your dessert soon. Here are a few options in the